[Stunna7516]

What is the ultimate headphone? Isnt there like a $4000 Sony one too? Dont give me one with an amp and a huge system with it, just the ultimate headphone.

 

[Tim]

The Sony MDR-R-10. Retail is about $3000. But the only place that i know you can get them sells for $3999.

"The best dynamic headphone is the world" as owners of the R-10 have said.

 

[Stunna7516]

Thanks thats what Im looking for. Not buying em, just wondering.

Im sure if I bought $4000 headphones Id say they were the best no matter what

 

[markl]

The only competition for the Sony R10 + the proper amp (in my case, the Melos Maestro-- list price $2300) is the Sennheiser Orpheus. I can't say which is better, given that I haven't had the $12K Orpheus system in my own set-up to compare against my R10/Melos Maestro. It would be close, though....

markl

 

[MarcW]

Well if you just go by price alone the Sennheiser Orpheus cans are the most expensive. 6k for the cans plus 6k for the amp. I for one am VERY happy with my 'cheap' $270 ety er-4p's

-MarcW

 

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[andrzejpw]

Hmm, I can't imagine the orpheus's headphones being $6000. . .

 

[Hirsch]

The R10 is it for me. I like the Grado HP-1000 series a lot, but the R10 is in a class by itself. I can't explain it. All I can say is, once you hear it, you'll know.

 

[jatinder]

The Orpheus combo is available individually - and it is 50% for the headphones and 50% for the amp. Crazy, I know.

There are no ultimate headphones - there are lots of expensive ones and lots of less-expensive ones.

I've yet to hear anything better than the R10 and the Orpheus.

--Jatinder